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Western
Provinces Continue to Welcome New Immigrants

OCTOBER 5, 2016
Late September and early October have
seen a flurry of activity in the Provincial
Nominee Programs (PNPs) for Canadian
immigration, with the Western provinces of
Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, and
Saskatchewan all taking significant steps to
receive more immigrants to their
communities.

Over recent days and weeks, the following
PNP events have taken place.

Saskatchewan reopened the popular
International Skilled Worker – Occupations
In-Demand sub-category of the Saskatchewan
Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). The
category closed a day later.
Manitoba issued Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs)
to a range of skilled workers through the
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).
British Columbia conducted two draws in
September, inviting more than 1,000 workers,
graduates, and entrepreneurs to apply to the
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
(BC PNP).
Alberta continues to welcome new
applications to categories of the Alberta
Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP).
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2- Canadian
Immigration Questions and Answers with
Attorney David Cohen

OCTOBER 5, 2016
Every month,
Attorney David Cohen will answer a few
general Canadian immigration questions
submitted by our readers. These questions
cover immigration programs, eligibility,
processing, language requirements, investing
in Canada, landing, admissibility, studying
in Canada, working in Canada, and much more.
Here are this month’s questions and answers.

1. Dear David,
My parents have been approved for Super Visa
to Canada and coming next month. They have
bought one way ticket to Canada. I would
like to ask if it’s a requirement to buy
return ticket for this kind of visa. Because
return date for them is not decided yet as
they are allowed to stay up to two years.
Thank you

Individuals who have been approved to come
to Canada with a Super Visa are not required
to have booked return travel before landing
in Canada. However, the government of Canada
states that ‘You must be a real visitor to
Canada who will leave by choice at the end
of your visit.’

An officer will look at these things when
assessing a Super Visa application:

The applicant’s ties to his or her home
country;
the purpose of the visit;
the applicant’s family and finances;
the overall economic and political stability
of the home country; and
an invitation from a Canadian host...More